Month: June 2024

American Family Association founder Donald Wildmon The American Family Association (AFA), the long-running hate group founded by bigoted Christian minister Donald Wildmon, is fighting Pride Month with some anti-Pride merch including a couple of t-shirts, a sticker, and a screen saver. They’ve also recycled some old books as part of their Pride Month counteroffensive, too
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With its near 500-page count and robust endnotes, The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A., and the Origins of America’s Invasion of Iraq might at first glance scare off readers who haven’t sniffed a textbook in years. But thanks to Steve Coll’s crisp and dynamic prose, what’s between the covers feels little like an academic
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Matt Damon and Casey Affleck are together again! More than 25 years after the men starred alongside one another in Good Will Hunting, they are once again sharing the screen in Apple TV+’s The Instigators. On Friday, the streaming service dropped the first trailer for the action comedy, which follows struggling father Rory (Damon) and ex-con Cobby
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Hank Kunneman Photo: X video screenshot A Christian nationalist pastor and self-proclaimed “prophet” is spreading the lie that schools are putting litterboxes in bathrooms because “mentally disturbed, demonically possessed” students are identifying as cats. The claim has been repeatedly refuted by school districts and journalists, but right-wingers continue to repeat it as a way to vilify
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We all knew this day would come, didn’t we, Swifties? But that doesn’t mean it isn’t still painful. During the 100th show of her wildly successful Eras Tour in Liverpool, England on June 13, Swift confirmed to the long-running concert series is finally coming to an end. It will wrap up in December. Taylor Swift
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(L to R) Jake Gyllenhaal and Renate Reinsve in ‘Presumed Innocent,’ premiering June 12, 2024 on Apple TV+. Launching on Apple TV+ on Wednesday June 12th with its first two episodes (before arriving weekly), ‘Presumed Innocent’ represents the latest attempt to capture a story in a new medium. While not a direct remake of the
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Fans are curious about Gregory Bridgerton in Bridgerton Season 3 and his romantic prospects. As the third season draws to a close, they are eager to uncover the fates of their cherished characters. While Penelope Featherington and Colin Bridgerton’s romance has truly captivated the audience, not much is known about Gregory. So, let’s take a look
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As Interpol gear up to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their seminal second album ‘Antics’, here’s a reminder of what former bassist Carlos D [Dengler] made of the record. An interview from 2017 has resurfaced with the bassist appearing on the podcast Talk Music Talk with boice, where he spoke about his thoughts on ‘Antics’. ‘Antics’,
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Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) shares an image of Rudy Giuliani as a drag queen with former President Donald Trump. Photo: X video screenshot Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA), the nation’s first out gay immigrant congressman, recently blasted House Republicans — and anti-LGBTQ+ Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) — over the party’s proposed amendment banning drag performances on military
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Welp. That was a surprise. To close out Bridgerton Season 3, producers changed things up a bit from the Julia Quinn novel series on which this beloved drama is based. Toward the very end of the finale, Francesca’s new husband, John Stirling, introduces his cousin, Michaela Stirling. Yes, Michaela Stirling. Masali Baduza has made quite
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In Disney and Pixar’s “Inside Out 2,” Joy (voice of Amy Poehler), Sadness (voice of Phyllis Smith), Anger (voice of Lewis Black), Fear (voice of Tony Hale) and Disgust (voice of Liza Lapira) are awakened to an alarming reality: everything is changing now that Riley is 13. Directed by Kelsey Mann and produced by Mark
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Spotify will reportedly finally release a high-fidelity audio tier for its subscribers. According to a report from Bloomberg, the streaming platform is set to charge $5 more per month for hi-fi audio. The new price will be added on top of existing premium plans. Additionally, the new tier will reportedly offer subscribers “new tools for creating playlists and
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